UFC 155: Yushin Okami vs. Alan Belcher Head-to-Toe Breakdown

The UFC's annual New Years card is shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory. In the main event, Junior dos Santos will put his heavyweight title on the line against a previous opponent, Cain Velasquez.

In the co-main event, there's a light heavyweight matchup between Forrest Griffin and Phil Davis. Also on the card is a No. 1 contender fight at middleweight between Tim Boetsch and Chris Weidman, an interesting lightweight matchup between Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller, and rounding out the main card is a middleweight rematch between Alan "The Talent" Belcher and Yushin Okami.

Belcher and Okami previously met in their UFC debuts. Okami took home a unanimous decision that night, so let's see who's got the edge this time.

Conditioning

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Belcher has never had a problem with his cardio. He always comes into fights in good condition and is able to go hard for 15 minutes or until the fight is over.

Okami hasn't shown serious cardio problems, except in the third round of the Tim Boetsch fight when he gassed out badly. He lost that fight because he got tired, and that could make or break him against Belcher.

Variables

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There really is no main variable in this fight. These two are both well-rounded fighters who are very evenly matched in this fight.

It's going to come down to who has the better game plan and who can execute better come fight night. The only possible factor in this fight is whether or not the loss to Okami will mess with Belcher's head.

Don't count on that, though; after coming back from several serious injuries, one would expect Belcher to be very mentally tough.